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Recognised as Colour

#AA39BE

  • #AA39BE
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#AA39BE is a magenta with RGB values 170, 57, 190 and HSL 291°, 54%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#AA39BE#AA39BE
HEX#AA39BE
RGBrgb(170, 57, 190)
RGB (0–1)0.6667, 0.2235, 0.7451
RGB percentages66.7%, 22.4%, 74.5%
HSLhsl(291, 53.8%, 48.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(291, 70%, 74.5%)
CMYK10.5%, 70%, 0%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,155,902
CSS custom property--colour: #AA39BE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1519WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness121.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.2:1
Contrast with white5.2:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5B5B5B
Inverted#55C641

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0065C2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 52 from the original
Deuteranopia#4871BBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 54.5 from the original
Tritanopia#AB5178no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.2:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.04:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 8.8Dark orchid · ΔE 12.7Dark magenta · ΔE 16.1Purple · ΔE 20.1Orchid · ΔE 23Rebecca purple · ΔE 24.2
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 8.81, clearly different but related
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4DBE39
Analogous#6739BE, #BE3990
Triadic#BEAA39, #39BEAA
Split complementary#90BE39, #39BE67
Tetradic#BE6739, #4DBE39, #3990BE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EDD2F1
Lighter +30%#DDAAE6
Lighter +20%#CD83DA
Lighter +10%#BD5CCE
Darker −10%#872D97
Darker −20%#642170
Darker −30%#411648
Darker −40%#1E0A21
More saturated +25%#C01ADD
Less saturated −25%#94589F

Channel breakdown

R170
G57
B190
Red170 (66.7%)
Green57 (22.4%)
Blue190 (74.5%)
Hue290.98°
Saturation (HSL)53.85%
Lightness48.43%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AA · G 39 · B BE

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